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Score HTML from URL (and back)
_IS_ - 17 Sep 2005 11:59 PM - 9 messages
I have spent today looking for a way to get the HTML data from a website. I have managed to use a browser object sucessfully - an ActiveX WebBrowser which alleges to be a wrapper for the non ActiveX WebBrowser which I found in shdocvw.dll. ...
Score Strange TabStrip Problem
Abhishek - 17 Sep 2005 11:35 PM - 3 messages
Hi, I am having problem using the tabstrip 5.0 control, the problem is the if I load a form from the tabstrip TabStrip1_Click() event, 1. Form loaded from the tabstripe does not respond to the first mouse click 2. and if we click a button or form on form2 and the button is just over the ...
Score Capture the Computer Desktop
Doug van Vianen - 17 Sep 2005 6:39 PM - 22 messages
I have written a program for a young boy. The problem is that when he exits the program the computer deskop appear and he continues clicking on the shortcuts to other programs, sometimes doing some damage. What I would like ...
Score Drag and Drop
Doug van Vianen - 17 Sep 2005 6:30 PM - 4 messages
I have written a VB6 program for a young boy (4 years old) that includes picture puzzles. For each puzzle the picture appears for a few seconds then breaks up into pieces which are put in a pile at the bottom of the window. ...
Score decompile exe
Big D - 17 Sep 2005 6:21 PM - 9 messages
Is there anyway to decompile a exe? We deployed a new exe in production and one of the guys who did the work left the company  and he left the code(project) checked out from sourcesafe and the destop team wipe the drive. I have the latest exe but the code is ...
Score Difference in minutes between 2 dates
KSH - 17 Sep 2005 5:15 PM - 5 messages
What is the best way to calculate the difference in minutes between 2 dates?  Can datediff be used?  If so I can't figure out how to calculate the minutes? If I use the timer it starts over at 12pm so I can't calculate over that ...
Score I RECEIVED THIS MAIL:
400.000 EURO - JOB - 17 Sep 2005 1:00 PM - 2 messages
I RECEIVED THIS MAIL: YOU WANT KNOWLEDGE AS WELL AS END ONLY 4,- EUR >> OVER 400,000 EURS BECOMING? With your PC, of at home from, with 30 minutes and ONLY 4,- Euro? The idea behind it is conceivably simple: ...
Score For days I have toiled...
MM - 17 Sep 2005 12:57 PM - 41 messages
Last week I decided I needed a home inventory program. I first scanned through my set of magazine cover-mounted CDs and DVDs - often a source of some freeware, or full versions that the manufacturers want to use as a hook to persuade tryer-outers to upgrade. ...
Score Search & Filter
Sreedhar Kadiyala - 17 Sep 2005 12:37 PM - 2 messages
Hai, I am doing a project in VB.NET. I have created some forms which should be accessed through MDIForm. Only one Form is showed on the MDIForm. I have a placed a ToolBar on the MDIForm in which I have placed a button. When the button on the toolbar is clicked a SearchForm is opened. I have retrieved the FormName which is the ActiveForm opened of the MDIForm in SearchForm. I have done all the conditions to be searched on the SearchForm and placed the entire search condition into a public shared string by name FilterCondition before quitting from the SearchForm. When I quit the Search Form the datagrid in the ActiveForm should get filtered. On Which event I can write this Code? ...
Score Create VB from a database schema
mark blackall - 17 Sep 2005 11:40 AM - 3 messages
Hi All, I have a large-ish database program to build in VB6 or VB.net. Is there an application available that will perhaps help me with the designs of the screens and database links ie It will resolve an overall schema down into ...
Score Simple path problem - I'm embarrassed
Doug Sanders - 17 Sep 2005 6:13 AM - 5 messages
I don't do a lot of VB programming, here's the problem. I've developed a working project that loads documents and files on demand. These are all in my project folder on the 'C' drive. How do I refer to these files when all this is burned onto a CD ROM where I ...
Score VB6 screen saver name in Control Panel???
Eric D. Wilson - 17 Sep 2005 1:29 AM - 8 messages
I've created a screen saver in VB6. According to just about every example I've seen you're suppose the append "SCRNSAVE:" to the title of your application on the "Make" tab of the Project Properties dialog. Then, in ...
Score Function or Property? opinions
MP - 17 Sep 2005 1:05 AM - 10 messages
Hi Wondering if there is better option... 'should this be a property Public Property Get DataForm() As Object 'or a function? 'Public Function DataForm() As Object 'what difference would that make??? assuming that the return is a form or some other object... ...
Score VB and dll for resource string
Maileen - 16 Sep 2005 9:47 PM - 3 messages
Hi, I'm used under C++ to write a DLL which contain all my resource strings used in my application. I would like to continue in this way under VB.NET. Please, could you tell me how to create a DLL in which i will store all my resource strings ? ...
Score Hide form then show form closes form
MP - 16 Sep 2005 7:36 PM - 19 messages
Hi all, Not sure why this is happening. This is in a activex dll. Public Class creates and shows a form Form has command button(among other things) Command1_Click() Me.Hide 'do something in parent app(set via SetParent api) ...
Score Re: Font looks fine in 3rd party app, but looks tish in VB6
Xam - 16 Sep 2005 7:03 PM - 2 messages
Thank you everybody for your help And my sincere apologies for the cross-posting. Thanks XAM .. . . by the way, further to my recent answer, I'm sure that it would also be possible to use LoadImage to get the bitmap from a memory source, which ...
Score Out of Memory Problem in VB 6.0 Application.
Peri - 16 Sep 2005 6:49 PM - 41 messages
Dear All, I have developed an application which is memory hungry. All the information are stored in the memory (Using Array of Structures) and also in the SQL server database. All the process will be done in the arrays and the final ...
Score passing uchar buffers back and forth
Robert Dormer - 16 Sep 2005 6:41 PM - 2 messages
Hello again all, I'm calling a C function in a DLL that takes an unsigned character pointer, which is a pointer to a buffer in which it returns information.  The visual basic import is declared like so... Public Declare Function fname Lib "libname" Alias "fname" (ByRef InBuf() As ...
Score Problems with ASP.NET
Marko - 16 Sep 2005 6:31 PM - 7 messages
When I load some asp.net project in Visual Studio 2003 than I get this message: "Visual Studio .NET has detected that specified Web server is not runing ASP.NET version 1.1. You will be unable to run ASP.NET web aplications or ...
Score Winsock
KSH - 16 Sep 2005 4:37 PM - 2 messages
I am using the winsock control to talk to hardware at the other end.  It works great, but if there is a disconnect in the internet connection the program errors.  Is this because winsock is listening all the time?  If so, ...
Score Windows 98 Deployment
snazzy - 16 Sep 2005 4:31 PM - 3 messages
I have a Visual Basic .NET program that runs ok on Windows XP.  However, the application gives me the following error on Windows 98; Application has generated an exception that could not be handled. I have loaded .Net framework 1.1 and MDAC 2.8 on Windows 98 ...
Score user control width property
MP - 16 Sep 2005 2:19 PM - 7 messages
Hi I'm working on my first user control project I am loading and positioning some controls at runtime I want to set width of control itself to the width of contained controls In the properties box there is a width property i can set at design time ...
Score can't find entry point in external dll
Robert Dormer - 16 Sep 2005 2:14 PM - 4 messages
Hello all, I'm writing VB 6 code the imports functions from a dll (written by my self in C).  The functions are all declared with __declspec(dllexport) and _stdcall, and I've tried creating a def file, but still, every time I try to ...
Score Trapping Mouse Movements in Picture Box
chrispragash - 16 Sep 2005 1:25 PM - 18 messages
Hello All, I am working on a VB6 app used to draw some engineering diagrams. The app uses the picturebox heavily. My client wants to be able to move the lines drawn in the picturebox using the mouse. For this I need to be ...
Score VERY OT: Web Meetings
Steve Barnett - 16 Sep 2005 1:24 PM - 6 messages
Sorry this is so off topic, but you lot seem to be the best source of general knowledge I know. I'm developing an app (in VB6 - at least that's relevant) and want to share the development work with a colleague. He's around 90 miles away from me, so ...
Score convert date from VB to java
David McDivitt - 16 Sep 2005 1:12 PM - 15 messages
I need to read files written by a VB program with java. The files have a fixed length header then a variable length portion. Contained in the header are dates and pointers to text in the rest of the file. With java I've been ...
Score How to Use Prolog In VB or C#?
Ahmad Jalil Qarshi - 16 Sep 2005 12:02 PM - 7 messages
Hi! I want to use Prolog code in my VB or C# application. but dont know how to make it possible to communicate with Prolog code from VB or C#. if some one know about that, it will help me a lot. ...
Score Can someone translate these c code to vb?
Navid Dezashibi - 16 Sep 2005 9:31 AM - 12 messages
Hi friends Can someone translate these lines of c Codes to VB? // See if there is a smaller window encompassed by this window // and select that if there is CWnd *pwndUse = pWnd; pWnd->ModifyStyle(NULL,WS_DISABLED); pwndTemp = pwndMain->ChildWindowFromPoint(pt,CWP_SKIPDISABLED); ...
Score Open URL in separate instance of default browser from within the VB program
its_faiz - 16 Sep 2005 5:45 AM - 4 messages
We are working in VB6 on Windows XP. We need to open a URL link (website) from within our program. We have used the following api. The ShellExecute opens the link in the user's default browser. Now the problem is that if the browser is already opened then ...
Score Can I display 1,000,000 ?
Beau - 16 Sep 2005 1:01 AM - 3 messages
Hi group, I want to display long integers with nice formatting e.g. instead of 10000 I would like 10,000 Is this possible without manuall inserting the comma   ? ...
Score Usercontrol and other control properties
Terry - 15 Sep 2005 11:16 PM - 23 messages
I've not done much with usercontrols.  Is there a way to "link" another control on a form with a usercontrol?  I mean, if I want to change a property of say a label on the form when an event in the usercontrol is ...
Score Using early-bound interface on a late-bound object
Jiho Han - 15 Sep 2005 10:20 PM - 31 messages
If create a late-bound object but use an early-bound interface on it, am I gaining anything w.r.t. performance? ex) Dim IContact As IEntity Dim objContact As Object Set objContact = CreateObject("MyCompany.Contact") Set IContact = objContact IContact.Load 12345 ...
Score Font looks fine in 3rd party app, but looks tish in VB6
Xam - 15 Sep 2005 8:27 PM - 7 messages
Hi I've just set a label to use my TrueType font in my VB6 app and it looks horrible.  If I use this same font in say Adobe Photoshop it looks great. It appears that VB6 does give a nice aliased look to the font that is why it ...
Score DiskDrive Space
SHAY - 15 Sep 2005 7:06 PM - 2 messages
Hello EveryOne, I generally write programs in FPD 2.6 , now i have to write a small program that would check the availabe disk drive on the system and if its low it should notify me with an alert . As couple of times we have run short of the ...
Score Out of Memory Problem in VB 6.0/SQL Server 2000 Application.
Peri - 15 Sep 2005 6:17 PM - 6 messages
Dear All, I have developed an application which is memory hungry. All the information are stored in the memory (Using Array of Structures) and also in the SQL server database. All the process will be done in the arrays and the final ...
Score Creating A DLL
Patrick Garceau - 15 Sep 2005 4:06 PM - 3 messages
i just created a DLL with the following; Inside a Class Module; Option Explicit Function GetDefaultPrinter() As String     GetDefaultPrinter = Printer.DeviceName End Function Now, compiling this to a DLL, I have this Using a reference to the dll, I can use; ...
Score How to open drive letter ?
Beau - 15 Sep 2005 2:04 PM - 5 messages
How can I open a drive letter for raw reading? hDiskFile = CreateFile(         "\\.\I:",         GENERIC_READ,         0,         NULL, ...
Score Shift Key
Arne Beruldsen - 15 Sep 2005 1:59 PM - 2 messages
I have a control (text box) on a form listed 25 times as a control array.  Each input box only requires inserting one letter.  I use the sendkeys "(Tab)" to move to the next box.  However...if the user hits the Shift ...
Score conditional compilation
Dave Cullen - 15 Sep 2005 1:35 PM - 8 messages
Does VB support any kind of conditional compilation, like the C language preprocessor #ifdef ? I need to make different versions of a project. Thanks ...
Score Inspecting objects and arrays
Dave Cullen - 15 Sep 2005 1:19 PM - 5 messages
Using the VB6 IDE, how can I view the contents or value of objects? For instance when assigning an object to a dbcreatedynaset method the object should contain the data retrieved by an SQL statement. How can I see what was retrieved? The QuickWatch function doesn't give me any info. ...
Score BIG THANKS
Opyuse - 15 Sep 2005 12:01 PM - 3 messages
JJust wanted to thank all the people here who have helped me with fixing errors I hd with my project well because of that help the database application I've made runs great. Thanks I couldn't have done it with out the people on these boards helping ...
Score MSDN Library Visual Studio 6.0
Mihalis - 15 Sep 2005 8:48 AM - 6 messages
Hello, I have MSDN Library Visual Studio 6.0 installed on my laptop, and it was working fine, untill yesterday, when we installed some updates from Microsoft. Now, the links that used to appear at the top of the page ("See ...
Score Correcting data in a textbox array
inquirer - 15 Sep 2005 5:39 AM - 9 messages
I have a textbox array that gives 20 textboxes on a form. I add data to the textboxes by entering say A tab, h tab, V tab etc. I have data validation on so that I check the data as it is entered to ...
Score VBDOS program doesn't print from DOS window in XP
Stan Hilliard - 14 Sep 2005 9:25 PM - 42 messages
I have a legacy program written in VBDOS that runs in a DOS window. One of my customers using Windows XP can't print. The attempt to print just hangs the DOS window. The internal code is like OPEN "O", #1, "PRN" ...
Score NTService... service description?
wolfing1 - 14 Sep 2005 9:16 PM - 4 messages
Silly question I think, but I'm using the NTService control to make a VB program into a Win2K service, and it all works perfectly well for now, but when I see the list of services, my service has no ...
Score database permissions issue
Dave Cullen - 14 Sep 2005 9:16 PM - 4 messages
I have a VB6 application that works fine when I'm logged onto the PC (and our network) as a power user, but won't run when the normal user logs on. I've traced the problem to this line in the form load ...
Score Problem creating a Frame control within a Frame
oc7 - 14 Sep 2005 8:51 PM - 8 messages
Hello, I have a TabStrip control on my form. Within that TabStrip I have a Frame control and within that Frame I have another Frame control. My problem is that the caption for the second Frame is in a very large font and it's not ...
Score Showing my icons on data files, ie other than the VB app
Xam - 14 Sep 2005 8:39 PM - 2 messages
Hi Do I create something in VB that allows my VB app's data files, ini files, etc to have my kind of icon rather than a standard windows icon (if my extension is .duf or something like that) or is this done in my installer? ...
Score Designer
Graham (UK Beginner) - 14 Sep 2005 7:58 PM - 17 messages
When I click  "Add Data Environment" on project menu I get a "class not registered" message and no help is available. There is no problem when loading the Designer from components.  Thanks *** Sent via Developersdex [link] *** ...
Score VB to PayPal Challenge!
big cheese - 14 Sep 2005 6:42 PM - 7 messages
Hi All, I have been trying to work out how to get my Http code to go to a webcontrol and automatically bring up a paypal checkout page. I can acheive this by putting in the below code on http, but doing it from ...
Score Windowlist
Chris Doucé - 14 Sep 2005 5:06 PM - 5 messages
Hi, Is it possible to have the contents of Windowlist (the list of the open files in the menu) in an array. Or a String. Thanks Chris ...
Score CR/LF in Octal? (VB6)
AndyG - 14 Sep 2005 5:03 PM - 5 messages
Greetings,   I need to have a CR/LF character at the end of my writeline VB6). Do I somehow put the octal code for CR/LF at the end of the format of the mdlInit.OutputINT string? a VbCRLF is NOT what I want. If you look at the ...
Score Procedure name
lark046 - 14 Sep 2005 4:58 PM - 6 messages
Hello, I would like to enhance error handling in my application by adding the name of the procedure where an error occurred. Searching the 'net has not produced a whole lot, just Err.Source. But even that will not return the name of the procedure, just the project. I can set ...
Score PowerPoint Object Library
Charlie - 14 Sep 2005 4:11 PM - 3 messages
I am using the PowerPoint Object Library with the following VB code:     Set oPPTApp = New PowerPoint.Application     oPPTApp.Visible = True     oPPTApp.WindowState = ppWindowMinimized     Set oPPTPres = oPPTApp.Presentations.Open(sPresentationFile) ...
Score Background intelligent transfer service (BITS) not working
Amo - 14 Sep 2005 3:02 PM - 2 messages
Hi, I'm a newbie in VB.Net programming and i'm trying to download files from http using some BITS code that i'm trying out.  the code looks as follows: Dim myBits As New Manager         Dim currentJob As Job ...
Score Using EXCEL in VB6 reference problem
Lowell - 14 Sep 2005 2:39 PM - 3 messages
I am having all kinds of trouble with referencing EXCEL from VB 6.  I had a version of the program that worked fine. Along the way, I changed something as a experiment and now I cannot get it back. ...
Score Scrap VB.NET, VB9 is here
jameshamilton777 - 14 Sep 2005 1:02 PM - 15 messages
Wait wait, don't learn VB.NET, VB9 is here! Ha ha ha ha ha! [link] Just wait till you see VB10 though, OK we've had to make it completely ...
Score I wanna khow?
Bpk. Adi Wira Kusuma - 14 Sep 2005 11:27 AM - 6 messages
Seldom, I think why the file can be broke when power is off. Can You explain me about it? ...
Score Command Line Arguments
Trent Argante - 14 Sep 2005 11:16 AM - 7 messages
How do I access command line arguments from a standard module? ...
Score ListView with SQL DateTime Data Type
James - 14 Sep 2005 10:21 AM - 2 messages
I am using an sqldatareader and trying to add items from a sql select statement to a listview control. All columns from sql select statement are added into listview except one column that is a sql datetime data type. I get ...
Score Unrecognized Database Format
Pinto1uk - 14 Sep 2005 9:48 AM - 3 messages
Hi, i am using VB6 and trying to connect to a ACCESS database using the data object. when i set the relevant properties (database name etc), i run into problems when setting the record source property. I get a error along the ...
Score exception handling
.:alex:. - 14 Sep 2005 9:47 AM - 5 messages
hello,     my question is if there it is possible to catch all exceptions in one place in VB6, as it's possible in vc++, c# etc... or only in the body of a procedure or function. thank you for yours answers. ...
Score vb code help!
rhys_0_0_7 - 14 Sep 2005 9:05 AM - 2 messages
can someone please help me with some vb6 code. i need code for (or help with) a menu. my aim is to use the menu as a typical menu eg. file, edit, etc. Cheers! ...
Score vb code help!
rhys_0_0_7 - 14 Sep 2005 7:56 AM - 4 messages
can someone please help me with some vb6 code. i need code for (or help with) a menu. my aim is to use the menu as a typical menu eg. file, edit, etc. this is my first post so tell me if i did something wrong. ...
Score How can i get words by moving mouse on them?
Navid Dezashibi - 14 Sep 2005 7:50 AM - 4 messages
Hi all I want to write a dictionary that will be able to get a word only when mouse moving on that word. which technology i should use? thanks all ...
Score new version of visual basic is going to be released
Michael C - 14 Sep 2005 4:49 AM - 40 messages
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Score allow only one instance exe to run?
MP - 14 Sep 2005 3:28 AM - 15 messages
Hi Another beginner question I'm afraid. I've created an exe that is called from within another app (acad) via a lisp command (startapp "my.exe") This shows a form which then interacts with the acad app. ---side question - to check if i understand correctly what's going on--- ...
Score Strange problem when using a class module in VBScript
Ragnar Midtskogen - 13 Sep 2005 11:20 PM - 13 messages
Hello, I have an ActiveX dll created in VB6, which contains a class module. I recently updated the class module in it and now when I try to run the code from a VBScript I get an error 429 'ActiveX can't create object' for the ...
Score VB6: Need code examples as to how to determine what AD groups a user is a member of
Rod - 13 Sep 2005 10:13 PM - 9 messages
I've been trying to modify one of our older VB6 applications to be able to determine if the user running the application is a member of a group in Active Directory (this is on a Windows 2000 AD domain).  In order to gain ...
Score MouseOver in VB 6?
Xam - 13 Sep 2005 8:33 PM - 12 messages
Hi Is there such thing as a mouseover in VB? My app uses images for buttons rather than the standard grey ones and I'd like to be able to change the image to a semi-highlighted one if they move ...
Score Using my own font in my distributable VB app
Xam - 13 Sep 2005 7:52 PM - 2 messages
Hi As I'd like to use a particular font in my VB app, is it possible for me to distribute this with my app and auto-install it using say InnoSetup? Is there any security issues in doing this? ...
Score Accessing a web page from VB
news.microsoft.com - 13 Sep 2005 4:08 PM - 5 messages
How do I load up a web page in IE from a button on a form? ...
Score Console video sent to web browser?
Michael Weyant - 13 Sep 2005 4:07 PM - 4 messages
I am looking to have the desktop of a PC displayed in a web browser, strictly viewing only as I dont need keyboard/mouse control a la VNC. Does anyone have any advice on where to start with this? ...
Score Automating PowerPoint
Charlie - 13 Sep 2005 3:22 PM - 4 messages
Within VB6, how can I load a PowerPoint slide, select Edit, Select All, Copy from the menu?  Then do this for all slides. I really need just the notes AND their FORMATTING.  The formatting is the trick.  I cannot find it in the PP object. ...
Score Check if a form is loaded
Bent Lund - 13 Sep 2005 2:58 PM - 15 messages
Hi, how do I test if a form is loaded? I need to know if a form is loaded and eventually close it when an other specific form is loaded. Regards Bent *** Sent via Developersdex [link] *** ...
Score Source of EXE Size
Dan Johnson - 13 Sep 2005 2:10 PM - 23 messages
My VB6 executable file has significantly increased in size and I'm having a difficult time figuring out where the increase is coming from.  Are there any tools out there that would help in analyzing what controls, etc. make up ...
Score 438 - Object doesn't support this property or method
Revtim - 13 Sep 2005 1:18 PM - 3 messages
Hello, My code is getting the error '438 - Object doesn't support this property or method' in my VBA Excel app that uses a web service.  I suspect, however, that the problem is a basic VBA one, as I am not very ...
Score Listveiw with checkboxes
Robert - 13 Sep 2005 12:28 PM - 2 messages
I have a question on the ListView control. I am using VB6.0 SP5 with the ListView control version 5. I have checkboxes on this listview that is populated with Name, Date, and IDNo. (in that order) Question: I need to pick from the database ONLY those that are selected. ...
Score Compiling error 336
Irfan S. Fazli - 13 Sep 2005 10:11 AM - 4 messages
I had posted this on MSDN a few days back, but remained unanswered. Will someone PLEASE help me in this: On Running a project, in the beginning of the COMPILING phase (as per the status on the toolbar) the message "Unexpected error (336)" with OK and Help ...
Score short cut keys + VB
shazia_shaz2 - 13 Sep 2005 7:31 AM - 9 messages
Hi there I have created menus at design time using menu editor. (File Ctrl+I) , (Open  Ctrl+O) etc ... Now I want to change whatever Short cuts i have provided. eg. for Ctrl+I, I want Strg+I (whcih is in German, it is for German ...
Score Monitor Files Copy Activities
tslu69 - 13 Sep 2005 2:39 AM - 5 messages
I am to write a program to track files copying activities on a PC. From what I understand  ReadDirectoryChangesW can only detect: FILE_NOTIFY_CHANGE_FILE_NAM FILE_NOTIFY_CHANGE_DIR_NAME FILE_NOTIFY_CHANGE_ATTRIBUTES FILE_NOTIFY_CHANGE_SIZE FILE_NOTIFY_CHANGE_LAST_WRITE FILE_NOTIFY_CHANGE_LAST_ACCESS FILE_NOTIFY_CHANGE_CREATION FILE_NOTIFY_CHANGE_SECURITY In the case of files copying, does any of the above applies? Please direct ...
Score Listview column alignment?
Dale - 13 Sep 2005 2:30 AM - 5 messages
I have a Listview control set up to sort on each column using the code at the end of this post. I would like to have two of the columns (that contain numbers) to be right- justified. I initialize them with this code: ...
Score PowerPoint
Charlie - 13 Sep 2005 12:35 AM - 2 messages
How do I retrieve the notes for each slide in a PowerPoint presentation? Will it be in a .rtf format to preserve formatting? ...
Score Run-time error '20535'
M P - 13 Sep 2005 12:29 AM - 6 messages
I am opening a Crystal Report file that will be dependent on the value that will be pass from VB6.  Here is the exact error: 'Error in File <C:\Path of Crystal Report File>: Unable to connect: ...
Score Error when file not found
Dib - 13 Sep 2005 12:01 AM - 4 messages
Hi, I am getting an error when the user exit the program if a file is not found to delete, how can I get rid of it I am using the API method Private Declare Function SHFileOperation Lib "shell32.dll" Alias ...
Score VB App running as a service eats CPU usage
Kristyan Osborne - 12 Sep 2005 10:54 PM - 4 messages
I have an application which runs as a service using the ntsrv.ocx control. The application basically sits doing nothing until a timed event tells it to check to see if it should update some settings. The app loads fine as a ...
Score OPen a pdf file in VB6 Form
Dib - 12 Sep 2005 10:37 PM - 3 messages
Hi, I have added a pdf.ocx on my form in VB6 the first time I call the form I am assigning to pdf.src = File Path and name, then setting the pdf.src = "" Then I have to go to the next files to open and gets an error. ...
Score Cannot access the registry
Nick T - 12 Sep 2005 8:28 PM - 2 messages
In the VB6 IDE, when attempting to access the referneces I always get "Error accessing the system registry" message box. I can never get to the references. This is VB6 with SP6. Does anybody know of a resolution to this problem. ...
Score run-time error 5
Elizabeth - 12 Sep 2005 5:28 PM - 12 messages
Hi there, I am running my application and getting a run-time error 5. When I try to debug it, the error does not occur. I checked on the run-time error table for the explanations and got a number ...
Score Mappoint... Where to ask a vb automation question?
Jesper - 12 Sep 2005 3:18 PM - 4 messages
Hi I have som question about automation of mappoint, concerning mappoint object model. Isn't there a managed newsgroup for that, where I can expect to get an answer??? ...
Score How to find 178.90 MOD 89.45 in VB (VB is returning 1 instead of 0) ?
Peri - 12 Sep 2005 3:07 PM - 12 messages
How to find the MOD of 2 double numbers in VB. I think VB is truncating the double variable to long and finding out the remainder. In the above example it is returing as 1 instead of 0. How do we achieve this ? ...
Score Word does not Close
Robert - 12 Sep 2005 2:04 PM - 4 messages
I am using VB 6.0 SP5 and I am checking for Word and Excel. I have no reference in my project to Word or Excel. Here is the code. Public Function WordVersion() As String     On Error GoTo WordErr ...
Score Show Outlook Window in VB application
Sophy - 12 Sep 2005 12:31 PM - 3 messages
Hi, I want to generate a mail on VB6. I use the Outlook.Application object but I can't find the property "visible" which allow me to show Outlook window before sending the mail... Do you know what to do ? ...
Score Listview
Robert - 12 Sep 2005 12:28 PM - 2 messages
I posted this originally in the wrong group. Simple question for someone out there! I am using VB 6.0 SP5 I am also using the Listview Control Version 5. How do you "LOCK" the headers, so the users can not adjust ...
Score how to insert image into MS Access
Katie - 12 Sep 2005 9:00 AM - 2 messages
Dear ALL, anyone who has tried to insert an image into MS Access. kindly advise the steps. thanks ...
Score Shell starts PowerPoint, But..
Doug Sanders - 12 Sep 2005 2:18 AM - 3 messages
I am trying to run a .pps presentation using the 'shell' command.  Looks like this: Dim RetVal RetVal = Shell("C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office 97\Office\Powerpnt.EXE CPresentation_CDR.pps", 3) It starts PowerPoint, but in the editing mode, not as a presentation. ...
Score Is there any way to trap the left and right arrow keys?
LurfysMa - 12 Sep 2005 12:00 AM - 12 messages
I have a little application that is a natural for the arrow keys (left and right) as control keys. The VB runtime module is grabbing them and treating them like a tab key. Is there any way to override that so ...
Score runtime error 5
Elizabeth - 11 Sep 2005 9:26 PM - 3 messages
I am running my application and getting a runtime error 5 meaning  (according to MSDN) - An invalid collection or property name was entered. An out parameter was null The value is not one of the supported values or falls ourside the supported ...
Score Task manager app title when using a systray
jameshamilton777 - 11 Sep 2005 8:14 PM - 5 messages
Hi all I have a systray application. Startup is> Sub Main Open Form Set Caption of Form Create Sys Icon Hide Form That's fine and there's no taskbar entry showing which is correct. However under Task Manager, my app shows as "appname" (i.e. the exe ...
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Dib - 11 Sep 2005 8:07 PM - 6 messages
Hi, I am getting this error in my VB 6 program. The backend is SQL Server 2000. When using the program processing orders in about after 20 - 30 orders I am getting this runtime error  -2147206398 (80043b02)Memory full. ...
i'm going insane!! with The callee (server [not server application]) is not
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